Robbers Plot to Hold Up County Treasurer in Butte
Three desperadoes plotted to rob T. Packett, county treasurer of Silver Bow, as he carried cash and paper from the courthouse to the bank. Sheriff O Rourke and deputies halted the plan after spotting a former convict and two accomplices near the building.
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T. Packett
Silver Bow County
Silver Bow National Bank of
Butte
O’rourke
Puckett
Silver Bow Bank
Sheriff’s Office
Montana
Quartz Street
Deer Lodge
Deer Run in Herds Near Columbia Falls
Elmer Judson of the American Legion and John Hinkle returned to Great Falls after a five day outing with two large deer. Judson said deer are numerous and big ones are chosen. Hinkle dragged a 190 pound back from a deep canyon as a storm pushed the herd into valleys. Denmark's labor force totals about 255000.
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Columbia Falls
Elmer Judson
American Legion
Great Falls
John Hinkle
Judson
Hinkle
Nez Perces Women Fight Fiercely In Big Hole Battle
The article recounts the 1877 Battle of the Big Hole where Nez Perces women fought alongside men. It highlights To-ka-map-map-e who freed herself, killed a soldier, and guided Chief Joseph, boosting morale amid heavy casualties on both sides.
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The
Big Hole
Joseph
General Gibbons
Nez Perces
To-ka-map-map-e
Gibbon
Battle of the Big Hole
Livingston Plant Makes Overalls for Montanans
A Livingston factory of W. M. Finck & Co. opened in 1919 and grew with steady trade. Manager J. F. Manning led its Montana plan, citing lower freight costs and local demand. The plant, 50 by 150 feet over three stories, employs about 100, paying 5 to 8 dollars daily for skilled workers. Output currently 2,400 garments weekly, with plans to add machinery and raise production by 100 dozen per week.
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Detroit
Livingston
Montana
Missouri
Arizona
New Mexico
Colorado
Wyoming
Idaho
Washington
Seattle
O. J. Paul
W. M. Finch Company
Atlantic
Middle West
Finch Company
Treasure
Robert S. Phillips
W. M. Finck & Co
Treasure State
J. F. Manning
Twin Cities
Pacific Coast
Mr. Manning
Park County
United Garment Workers of America
Manning An
Finck Company
Livingston Plant
Leave It To Warren Pearl Brings Fortune To Bride
Mr and Mrs Warren S Schuck of Butte celebrate nuptials with oysters on the half shell and a pearl found in one oyster. The gem is set in a ring by a Batte jeweler, promising prosperity, as Schuck writes and dreams for the Butte Anaconda Standard.
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Warren S. Schuck
Butte
Mrs. Schuck
Schucks
Warren
Racing figure Carley Brown sells Havana plant to McGraw
Carley Brown formerly of Helena and partner Maurice Weiss in the Old Stand tavern sold his Havana racing plant, touted as world’s finest, to John J. McGraw and C A Stoneman of New York for over a million dollars. McGraw plans to push Havana as a winter racing center. Brown may travel to South America before returning to the game.
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Havana
Cuba
John J. McGraw
New York
Carley” Brown
Montana
Maurice Weiss
Placer Hotel
Brown
Weiss
Helena
California
Jacksonville
Florida
South
McGraw
C. A. Stoneman
Oldings
South America
Butte Theater Robbery Reported At American Theater
Two masked men forced their way into the American theater office in Butte and overpowered cashier Miss Emma Peterson and janitor John Kelly. They opened the safe and stole its contents, with manager Frank Bailey unsure of the exact amount though it nears $1,000. Peterson and Kelly were tied or knocked unconscious and later released. The culprits fled.
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American Theater
Butte
Emma Peterson
John Kelly
Frank Bailey
The
American
Miss Peterson
Kelly
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Rob Silver
Denmark
Commission
Montana Joint Stock Land Bank
Plains
Manning
Oper
J. F.‘Manning
Renae
Montan
Hatile Sedan
HM Ae ST. Curley Brown
PIM Associatri
Butte Theater
Postum Cereal Company
Battle Creek
Michigan
Grocers and General Stores
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